Legionella adelaidensis (DSM 19888, ATCC 49625, CCUG 31231)

Name: Legionella adelaidensis (DSM 19888, ATCC 49625, CCUG 31231)
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BacDive ID 6758

Type strain

Strain Designation 1762-Aus-E

Culture col. no. DSM 19888 ATCC 49625 CCUG 31231 CIP 103645 NCTC 12735 2 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 45056

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG CIP

History <- CCUG <- R. F. Benson, CDC; 1762-Aus-E <- J. A. Lanser CIP <- 1993, R.F. Benson, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA: strain 1762-AUS-E <- J.A. Lanser, Inst. Med. Vet. Sci., Adelaide, Australia

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Legionella adelaidensis 1762-Aus-E is a Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from cooling tower water.

Gram-negative motile rod-shaped genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 46886

ATCC 49625,CCUG 31231 A,CIP 103645,NCTC 12735,DSM 19888

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:19:18

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Legionellales

Family Legionellaceae

Genus Legionella

Species Legionella adelaidensis

Full scientific name Legionella adelaidensis Benson et al. 1991

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
116038	negative	rod-shaped
125438	negative		96.322
125439	negative		98.6

Colony morphology

8369

Incubation period2-3 days

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8369	BCYE-AGAR (DSMZ Medium 585)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: BCYE AGAR (DSMZ Medium 585) Composition: OXOID Legionella CYE-Agar base
34407	MEDIUM 23 - for Afipia and Legionella		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Legionella agar (37.000 g);Legionella - enrichment mixture (10.000 ml)
116038	CIP Medium 23	Medium recipe at CIP
8369	NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8369	positive	growth	37
34407	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125439	aerobe	94.8

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		94.5

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
116038	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
116038	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
116038	35581 ChEBI	indole

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
8369	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
116038	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
8369	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
116038	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
116038	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	adipate degradation	100	2 of 2
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	100	7 of 7
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	biotin biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	100	7 of 7
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	acetoin degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	kanosamine biosynthesis II	100	2 of 2
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	95.45	21 of 22
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	88.89	8 of 9
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	88.89	8 of 9
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	81.82	9 of 11
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	80	12 of 15
66794	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	NAD metabolism	77.78	14 of 18
66794	leucine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
66794	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	photosynthesis	71.43	10 of 14
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	71.43	10 of 14
66794	glycolysis	70.59	12 of 17
66794	propionate fermentation	70	7 of 10
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	66.67	30 of 45
66794	flavin biosynthesis	66.67	10 of 15
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	d-mannose degradation	66.67	6 of 9
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	66.67	6 of 9
66794	enterobactin biosynthesis	66.67	2 of 3
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	64.29	18 of 28
66794	heme metabolism	64.29	9 of 14
66794	lysine metabolism	64.29	27 of 42
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	62.5	5 of 8
66794	gluconeogenesis	62.5	5 of 8
66794	cellulose degradation	60	3 of 5
66794	3-phenylpropionate degradation	60	9 of 15
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	60	6 of 10
66794	purine metabolism	59.57	56 of 94
66794	alanine metabolism	58.62	17 of 29
66794	lipid metabolism	58.06	18 of 31
66794	tryptophan metabolism	57.89	22 of 38
66794	citric acid cycle	57.14	8 of 14
66794	glutathione metabolism	57.14	8 of 14
66794	valine metabolism	55.56	5 of 9
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	54.55	6 of 11
66794	non-pathway related	52.63	20 of 38
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	50	2 of 4
66794	pantothenate biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	ribulose monophosphate pathway	50	1 of 2
66794	threonine metabolism	50	5 of 10
66794	tyrosine metabolism	50	7 of 14
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	quinate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	isoleucine metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	50	6 of 12
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	50	3 of 6
66794	proline metabolism	45.45	5 of 11
66794	cysteine metabolism	44.44	8 of 18
66794	propanol degradation	42.86	3 of 7
66794	arginine metabolism	41.67	10 of 24
66794	histidine metabolism	41.38	12 of 29
66794	starch degradation	40	4 of 10
66794	glycine metabolism	40	4 of 10
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	40	2 of 5
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	38.46	35 of 91
66794	methionine metabolism	38.46	10 of 26
66794	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	38.46	5 of 13
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	37.5	6 of 16
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	37.5	3 of 8
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	34.62	9 of 26
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	cyanate degradation	33.33	1 of 3
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	arachidonic acid metabolism	33.33	6 of 18
66794	methane metabolism	33.33	1 of 3
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	31.25	5 of 16
66794	polyamine pathway	30.43	7 of 23
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
66794	phenol degradation	30	6 of 20
66794	mevalonate metabolism	28.57	2 of 7
66794	aclacinomycin biosynthesis	28.57	2 of 7
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	28.57	2 of 7
66794	degradation of hexoses	27.78	5 of 18
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	catecholamine biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
66794	vitamin E metabolism	25	1 of 4
66794	bile acid biosynthesis, neutral pathway	23.53	4 of 17
66794	urea cycle	23.08	3 of 13
66794	degradation of pentoses	21.43	6 of 28

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
116038	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Industrial	#Cooling tower
#Environmental	#Aquatic	#Freshwater

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
8369	cooling tower water	Adelaide	Australia	AUS	Australia and Oceania
50486	Water,cooling tower		Australia	AUS	Australia and Oceania
116038	Environment, Water	Adelaide	Australia	AUS	Australia and Oceania

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence Z49716 (>99% sequence identity) for Legionella adelaidensis subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	378
Soil Samples	215
Animal Samples	139
Plant Samples	26
Total Samples	758

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8369	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
116038		2	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	52683_G03 assembly for Legionella adelaidensis NCTC12735	complete	GCA_900637865	45056.9	8117436833	45056	87.01
66792	Leg_adelaidensis_1762-AUS-E.v1 assembly for Legionella adelaidensis 1762-AUS-E	scaffold	GCA_900639835	45056.10	8114444715	45056	71.21
66792	ASM146705v1 assembly for Legionella adelaidensis 1762-AUS-E	scaffold	GCA_001467055	45056.6	2695420683	45056	66.22

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
20218	Legionella adelaidensis strain MDC1596 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	JF720364	524		45056
8369	L.adelaidensis gene for ribosomal RNA, small subunit	Z49716	1420		45056

GC content

8369

GC-content (mol%)40

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Legionella adelaidensis strain NCTC12735
PATRIC: 45056.9

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	94.50	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	57.70	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	98.60	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	aerobe	94.80	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Legionella adelaidensis NCTC12735
NCBI: GCA_900637865.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	96.32	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	88.89	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	66.66	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	89.98	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	92.49	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	78.18	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Rapid Detection and Differentiation of Legionella pneumophila and Non-Legionella pneumophila Species by Using Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Combined With EuNPs-Based Lateral Flow Immunochromatography.	Du J, Ma B, Li J, Wang Y, Dou T, Xu S, Zhang M.	Front Chem	10.3389/fchem.2021.815189	2021
Enzymology	Legionella adelaidensis, a new species isolated from cooling tower water.	Benson RF, Thacker WL, Lanser JA, Sangster N, Mayberry WR, Brenner DJ.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.29.5.1004-1006.1991	1991
Enzymology	Development and evaluation of Chlamylege, a new commercial test allowing simultaneous detection and identification of Legionella, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in clinical respiratory specimens by multiplex PCR.	Ginevra C, Barranger C, Ros A, Mory O, Stephan JL, Freymuth F, Joannes M, Pozzetto B, Grattard F.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.43.7.3247-3254.2005	2005
Genetics	NCTC3000: a century of bacterial strain collecting leads to a rich genomic data resource.	Dicks J, Fazal MA, Oliver K, Grayson NE, Turnbull JD, Bane E, Burnett E, Deheer-Graham A, Holroyd N, Kaushal D, Keane J, Langridge G, Lomax J, McGregor H, Picton S, Quail M, Singh D, Tracey A, Korlach J, Russell JE, Alexander S, Parkhill J.	Microb Genom	10.1099/mgen.0.000976	2023

References

#8369	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 19888
#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#34407	; Curators of the CIP;
#50486	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 31231 A
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#66794	Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#116038	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 103645
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Legionella adelaidensis (DSM 19888, ATCC 49625, CCUG 31231)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Enzymes

Pathway annotation

API zym

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_900637865

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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